Synonyms of tell (on)

tell (on)

verb

1

as in to affect

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affect
• influence
• impress
• impact
• touch
• strike
• get to
• reach
• sway
• inspire
• interest
• bother
• involve
• move
• carry away
• worry
• attract
• concern
• entrance
• disturb
• fascinate
• dazzle
• penetrate
• bias
• upset
• trouble
• engage
• try
• plague
• transport
• stir
• distress
• discomfort
• afflict
• harass
• enthral
• color
• stress
• enrapture
• pierce
• ravish
• smite
• charm
• enthrall
• agitate
• enchant
• perturb
• fluster
• harry
• captivate
• wring
• disquiet
• pester
• discompose
• strain
• allure
• bewitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bore
• weary
• pall
• tire
• jade
• underwhelm

2

as in to talk

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities

detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talk
• grass (on)
• inform
• split (on)
• rat (on)
• drop a dime (on)
• squeak
• snitch
• fink
• sing
• sell (out)
• squeal
• betray
• turn in
• give away
• tip (off)
• two-time
• tattle
• cross
• blab
• double-cross
• backstab